IF YOU CAN DRAW IT YOU CAN ENGRAVE IT: Can't draw? Use this Xerox trick!

1. Draw, trace etc. your pattern on paper.



2. Xerox it bigger or smaller as you wish.



3. Clean your metal with Acetone or Lacquer thinner.



4. Tape your Xerox face down on the work surface.



5. Rub the back of the Xerox design with a rag which is damp with Acetone so the paper looks translucent and you can see the pattern through it.



6. Before it dries or gets moved, press down with the dry end of your rag on the design until it is dry (60 seconds max).



7. Peel the paper, which will stick a little where the toner transferred, away from your work piece and see if the design is all there.



8. This produces a durable pattern which you can spray clear lacquer over for longevity of complicated designs. It will not rub off easily and can be transferred to anything the solvent won't eat!
   
   NOTE: Your pattern is a mirror image of the original! You may want to trace the back of your design and Xerox that to allow the lettering to transfer as readable, etcetera. It works great for making stamp or die patterns which must be reversed anyway.



9. If you want to do it over, just clean the metal with acetone and repeat.